Foreign Language Film Submissions from Morocco to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
by CineasticusBorealis | created - 30 Sep 2014 | updated - 09 Sep 2021 | PublicA detailed text on Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film will follow as soon as I have some more time to create it. Please be patient!
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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1. Casablanca Beats (2021)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip hop culture.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Anas Basbousi, Ismail Adouab, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach
Votes: 562
94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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2. The Unknown Saint (2019)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
A criminal returns to the fake grave where he buried his loot years before and discovers that it has become the shrine of an unknown saint and a thriving little village.
Director: Alaa Eddine Aljem | Stars: Younes Bouab, Salah Ben Saleh, Bouchaib Semmak, Mohammed Nouaimane
Votes: 1,577
93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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3. Adam (IV) (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter, Warda. When Samia, a young pregnant woman, knocks on their door, Abla is far from imagining that her life will change forever.
Director: Maryam Touzani | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Nisrin Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda, Aziz Hattab
Votes: 1,880
92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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4. Burnout (I) (2017)
112 min | Drama
'Burnout' starts with 13-year-old Ayoub's long-sighted look at a shop window. He works as a shoe-shopper, hoping to earn enough money to buy a bone prosthesis for his mother. Director and ... See full summary »
Director: Nour Eddine Lakhmari | Stars: Morjana Alaoui, Anas El Baz, Sarah Perles, Hicham Belaoudi
Votes: 441
91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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5. Razzia (2017)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama
The streets of Casablanca provide the centerpiece for five separate narratives that all collide into one.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Maryam Touzani, Arieh Worthalter, Amine Ennaji, Abdelilah Rachid
Votes: 765
90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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6. Massafat Mile Bihidayi (2016)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A psychological thriller that tells the story of child who, born and bred in misery and suffering, decides to take revenge on the society that has marginalized him. Set against the backdrop... See full summary »
Director: Said Khallaf | Stars: Amine Ennaji, Noufissa Benchehida, Abdelilah Ajil, Abdellah Chakiri
Votes: 87
89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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7. Aida (I) (2015)
94 min | Drama
Young Aida is a music teacher in Paris who fights against an aggressive cancer. Sure to be about to die, decides to return to her native Morocco.
Director: Driss Mrini | Stars: Belmjahed Abdelhak, Latifah Ahrar, Aomar Azzouzi, Noufissa Benchehida
Votes: 21
88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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8. The Red Moon (2013)
117 min | Drama
SCENE 189 INT / NIGHT cinema Rif Celebration of the 40 the day of the disappearance of Amer. the room is crowded; Everyone who knew Amer (friends and foes) are here: Bidaoui, Rachdi, ... See full summary »
Director: Hassan Benjelloun | Stars: Fattah Ngadi, Fatine Hilal Bik, Wassila Sobhi, Fatima Zahra Bennacer
Votes: 10
87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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9. Horses of God (2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Abdelhakim Rachid, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek, Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani
Votes: 2,028 | Gross: $0.00M
86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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10. Baya Al Maut (2011)
117 min | Drama
In Tetouan, at the northern edge of Morocco, three young men decide to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry, and their destinies part drastically.
Director: Faouzi Bensaïdi | Stars: Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labied, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane El Mechrafi
Votes: 375
85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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11. Omar Killed Me (2011)
85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. ... See full summary »
Director: Roschdy Zem | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou, Salomé Stévenin
Votes: 1,598
84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
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12. Casanegra (2008)
131 min | Drama
Two childhood friends, Karim and Adil, prowl the streets of Casablanca, their native city. They do not do much, in fact they hustle rather than work. They are also unashamed dreamers, Karim... See full summary »
Director: Nour Eddine Lakhmari | Stars: Anas El Baz, Omar Lotfi, Mohamed Benbrahim, Ghita Tazi
Votes: 1,164
82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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13. Adieu mères (2007)
115 min | Drama
In 1960, two families, Muslim family and Jewish family live a quiet daily life, before this coexistence was affected by World War II and the establishment of the State of Israel, the story ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Ismail | Stars: Marc Samuel, Rachid El Ouali, Souad Amidou, Hafida Kassoui
Votes: 51
81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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14. The Moroccan Symphony (2006)
105 min | Drama
Hamid is a former volunteer who participated in 1982 Lebanon War and returns from there with disappointment. He becomes homeless in the city of Casablanca. He resorts to theft and addiction... See full summary »
Director: Kamal Kamal | Stars: Younes Megri, Abdellah Lamrani, Rafik Boubker, Aziz Hattab
Votes: 51
79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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15. Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Crime
A group of children living on the street leave their gang, prompting retribution from the gang's leader. After one of the children dies, the rest try to come up with the resources to give their friend a proper burial.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Mounïm Kbab, Mustapha Hansali, Hicham Moussoune, Abdelhak Zhayra
Votes: 2,939
73rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2000) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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16. Mektoub (1997)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young woman attending a conference in Tangier with her husband is kidnapped and raped, but rebuilds her relationship with her husband on a trip to the south of Morocco.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Rachid El Ouali, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Amal Chabli, Mohammed Miftah
Votes: 123
71st ACADEMY AWARDS (1998) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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17. Blood Wedding (1977)
80 min | Drama
In a small village in southern Morocco, Amrouch cannot, because of his social position, marry the daughter of a wealthy farmer from the nearby village. Based on Federico García Lorca's play.
Director: Souheil Ben-Barka | Stars: Irene Papas, Laurent Terzieff, Djohra Bachene, Miloud Habachi
Votes: 29
50th ACADEMY AWARDS (1977) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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